Map quilts

Ian Hundley Map Quilt via Mr. X Stitch

google earth quilt

{ The last two Christmases, I gave my parents the same quilt. The first year, it wasn't finished, but I wrapped it in its backing with the binding tied around it and promised it would be finished soon. It took the whole year, but I finally gave it to them Christmas this past year. And because everything about that quilt seemed to take a while, it's only fitting that I'm posting it now. I recently went home to work on things and while I was there, I took this quilt off the wall and finally…

A while ago I read about Haptic Lab, a company that makes quilts using city maps, combining my love of

Map Quilts by Mary Bryning, a home decor post from the blog From Moon to Moon on Bloglovin’

Farm fields quilt

Tale of Two Campuses -- 48" x 60" -- 2010

Some parents steer their children along a straight and 'normal' path, but that wasn't to be for Bridget Steel-Jessop. As a child Bridget had the 'fear of

Is there a city that has your heart? The one you grew up in, the…

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Art quilt Portlandia, showing at the Denver National Quilt Festival (May 1 – 4), is the winner of the Editor’s Choice Award from Quilters Newsletter magazine staff. Congratulations to t…

This Friday's Feature artist is Alicia Merrett and her Contemporary Art Quilts ! I especially enjoy her latest work on maps and cities and would love to own one of her Map Fragments ! From her...

Art quilt wall hanging with pattern from Shannon Brinkley in her book Scrappy Bits Applique.

It's time for the big reveal of our Map quilts as part of the Four-in-Art small art group I was recently invited to join. I posted a couple of weeks ago about how I've always wanted to explore making art quilts but have just never taken the plunge. This fun little group has given me that chance and I'm looking forward to experimenting and learning about my personal style. Our overall concept for the year is Urban with this particular topic being Maps. Last weekend I had the good fortune to…

This is my entry for my "12 Connected" group. Changed - Cathy Ortelle I might have taken this challenge too literally. I first heavily rust...

There’s nothing cooler than a map – especially if it’s a location you know and love. You can point out a spot and say, “That’s where I first picked up a surfboard.” and “There’s my old college town.” I’m a California guy through and through, but Missouri is my home away from home. So this week I’m putting together quilts dedicated to each of those great states – and I get to show off some fantastic precuts in the process. Join me and I’ll show you how to appliqué an awesome homage to your…